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Is the post-pandemic "no-hire, no-fire" economy officially coming to an end?

Podcast: Newell Normand
Published: Sep 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 886
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Summary

Competitive Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Sean Higgins joins Newell to discuss why weak job growth, shifting tariff policies, and federal government cuts are creating major friction in the labor market, and why policy uncertainty, not AI, remains the biggest threat to your paycheck.